Automobile-wheel.



c. s. MYERS.-

V AUToMoBLE WHEEL,

AP1 LIGATION vFILED SEPT. 27, 1910.

1,009,088. Patented No1/.21, 1911.

fm l lnventqr Attorneys v Witnesses CHARLES S. MYERS, COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE-WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itlnou'n that l, CHARLES S. a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbia, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a newv and useful Automobile-Wheel, of Whichthe tollen-*ing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to vehicle Wheels of that type better known as spring wheels and has for its objectthe provision ot' a novel form of tire having its tread portion suplported'by the terminal portions of niembers mounted for rocking movement" upon the main rim of the `Wheel, these terminal poryieldingly. supported relative to the wheel rim and the said rocking membersA interlitting so to be successively actuated or tilted While the Wheel is rotating under a load.

A further object is tov provide means whereby the elasticity of the `tire inay'be varied so as to render the tire useful in connection With different types of vehicles.

Withthe foregoing and other objects in View Whiclrwill Vappear as the description proceeds,the invention resides in the coinbination and arrangement of parts and in theY details of construction hereinafter' more fully described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed''can4 be made Within the scope of what is claimed Without departing from theI ,spirit oit' theinvention.

In the accompanying*drawings, .the pre erred form oi the invention has been shown.

In said drawings :-'l*`igure l is n. contrai vlongitudinal section through a portion of a Wheelrconstruoted in accordance w ith the present invention. Fig, 2 is asection on line- 2--2 Fig. l. Fig.- 3 a perspective view of two interfitting rocking members.

i Referring tothe drawings, 1l. designates a hub from which project radial spokes. These spokes connect with the main rim `having integral annular flanges 4, between which the supplemental rim is arranged, as shown in Fig.v 1.v Extending transversely of the flanges 4, and between the main rim and the supplemental rim, are hollow pins 6, arranged in pairs and provided, adjacent theirends with integral collars i', which abut against adjacent faces of the ilanges 4, to hold the pins against longitudinal dis-- Portions of the pins project placement.

Specicaton of Letters Yatent. p Application filed September 27, 1910.

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'-these springs, resiliency Patent-.ea new. 21,1911. Serial Nc. 584,119.

and penetrate said projectinto and enpins and their heads beyond 4 the` shoulders flanges 4. Screws 8 gage t-he ends 'of the l'engage the outer faces of the said flanges el, to prevent distortion of the flanges.

Rocking members 8 are arranged on pins Gand each end of each rocking member carries a tire `section '9. Each section 9 is cup shaped and holds a yielding llling 10 of fiber, rubber` or the like, there being a tread annular band or hoop l1 preferably 'of a similar material extending about the Wheel.

'Projecting radially from each section 9 of the tire, and pivotedto them, are pins 12, which pass through the supplemental and main rims of the'wheel. Coiled springs 14 and 14 are arranged on these pinsand bear upon the outer face of the supplemental rim, and upon the inIier face of the main rim respectively.

pins are threaded, and are engaged by wing nuts 15, whereby the tension of the springs maybe regulated. By providing is Vafforded between each cup shaped section and the supple mental rim. Slots 16 are' formed in the` main and supplemental rims, to allowthe pins l2 to have necessary transverse n'iovement.

It will be apparent that when a Wheel,

such as has been described, is rotated While-A s1,1pp\a"ling a load, the cup shaped members 9 will be successively pressed inwardly against the. stress of the spring 14: interposed betu'een said members and the rini 5, the resiliency or' the tire being dependent upon the adj ustment of the nuts 15.

The various parts of the tire can be readil v assembled. and, when once placed in position, will not easily get out of order. It', however, any part should become broken or unduly worn, it can be easily removed and another part substituted therefor.

A tire such as described possesses al l the advantages of a pneumatic tire and is furthermore desirable because of its lightness and eonlpactness.

lt will be noted thatfthe lianges- 4t lit snugly against the sides of the cup like members y9 and' thus prevent the admission of dust and other-undesirable substances into the space between said members 9 andthe rim ol the wheel.

1t Will be seen that the sections 9 form The inner extremities of l dial movement of the section 9 subjected toh pressure.

What 1s claimed 1s l l. The combination with a wheel structure including a rim, of an annular series of.

members mounted on the rim and adapted to rockv independently relative to the rim, each member having each terminal portion fitted snugly between and movable relative to the terminal portions of the next adjoining member, elastic means connected to said termina'l portions for controlling the rocking' movement of the members, and a tread portion supported by t-he terminals.

2. The combination with a wheel structure including a rim, of an annular `series of lapping members mounted for independent rocking movement, said members being conneeted to the rim, recessed devices carried by the ends of said rocking members, each of said devices being fitted snugly between and movable relative to the corresponding devices on the next adjoining member, adjustable elastic means connected to the terminal Vportions of the rocking membersfor controlling the'movement thereof, and a con- Y tinuous tread portion carried by said recessed devices. l

8. The combination with a wheel structure including a flanged rim, and a supplemental rim interposed between the ianges, of inter fitting, independently movable rocking members extending across the supplemental rim and being connected to the ianged rim, cup like devices carried by the terminals of said members, f each device being tted snugly between and movable relative to the corresponding devices of the next adjoining member, a spring interposed between each of said devices and the supplemental rim, pins extending from each of said de-' vices andltlirough the springs and the rims,

-a spring uponeach pin and bearing upon the flanged rim, and means engaging each pin for regulating the tension of the springs.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aixed my signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES S. MYERS.

Witnesses:

D. L, Gna'rrnurnn,

W. M. Gnou. 

